Working undercover

I'm still around; just been busy working on a 'secret' quilt.  Our county fair is in a couple of weeks and I want to enter it along with three other quilts.  I finished the  top on Sunday and got it on the frame and started quilting it today.  Man, can I ever tell that I haven't worked with Mo'e for awhile... by dinner time, my back and legs were aching/hurting so bad that I was having trouble walking.  Tomorrow is bill paying/grocery shopping day so I won't have as much time to work on it... hopefully Thursday I can get some good time in with Mo'e.
I also called a company today to request permission to use one of their internet 'ads' in a quilt; the woman I talked to ( creative director) said it would be fine as far as she knew, but wanted to check with others to make sure.  So now I'm waiting for her to send me an email so that I'll have something on paper to show the judges if I can try to enter it in next year's AQS show.  Crossing my fingers! :)

It's been a long, long time...

Ok, I haven't posted since Nov.  Guess I'd better get back at it.  I haven't been sitting around doing nothing in the seven? months that I wasn't posting; I have been busy.
I finished my TQS ( The Quilt Show with Ricky Timms and Alex Anderson) BOM for 2014 - A to Z for Ewe and Me designed by Janet Stone.

I had considered entering it in the county fair UNTIL I got it off the frame and saw several folds sewn into the backing. ARGHHHH!!  Otherwise, I am thrilled with  the way it came out.

I've also been busy making doll quilts that are going to be donated to our local fire department and will be given to little girls along with dolls ( and outfits for the dolls) at Christmas.

The first three were made from 'orphan' blocks that one of my "Fabric Fairies" gifted me with .  This nine patch was to use up some of my own scraps... it helped a little, but not much. 

 I can't remember where I found these dancing chickens - what was supposed to be a wall hanging, I made some changes and made it into a doll quilt... approx. 20" x 20"

 I found this paper pieced ( too many pieces to count) Olaf on Craftsy.com and thought some little girl would like him on a quilt for her dolly.

 I'm not sure where I found these flowers... probably Craftsy.com again ( one of my favorite sites for free quilt patterns)... used some fabric ( the print) that my oldest daughter sent me for Mother's Day ( it was a fat quarter or less and not something I'd normally use)... everything else was from scraps.  I think the blue was left from the trimming of the A to Z quilt backing.

 I can't remember where I found the pattern for this block, but it was  something I wanted to try... I liked it... made two doll quilts and kept another block on my design wall so I can go back to it and make again.

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I also made three Scrappy Trips Around the World blocks for a young lady named  Diana ( Diana's Golden Needle on Fb) who is making quilts for teens who are aging out of the foster care system.  Several members of our guild decided to help her out by making some blocks to send to her; she will assemble them into quilt tops.  I forgot to take pics of my first two, but here's the third one...

Now, here comes the charity quilts I've done so far this year.

 This hexi quilt was the third one, I think that I did.... I got carried away with making them and ended up with more than I needed, which is why there were three lol.

This sheep was a panel that I think, I received from my late cousin,  Phyllis, via mutual friend, Vicki.  It was fun to do.... I got to 'play' with Mo'e.
Next are quilts that I've either done for myself or as a gift... first up is Grace's Garden - the top was completed either last year or the year before and was just waiting to be quilted.  Another one I'm very pleased with.

Here's the quilt I'm calling Grandma Bee's quilt, after my grandma... it's another top that was done and just waiting to be quilted.

This next one is the first of two... the second one is applique'd but still in single blocks ( and it has white background).  It still needs quilting - one of these days.  This one will be for my granddaughter, Krista and I'll keep the white version - at least for awhile.

The green at the bottom is NOT part of the quilt... that's fabric that was already laying on the bed and works to provide more contrast against the stripped sheet on the bed.
Ok, so that's what I've done so far.  There is one more quilt that I'm working on right now... I have to square up/trim the blocks, sew them together and I still need to applique the borders and add them to the center blocks -- then onto the frame it goes.  Hoping to have it completely done within the next  week or so... then I'll post a pic.
OH!  I almost forgot...I'm also working  on Gingerbread Boy block of the month that fatcatdesigns.com is offering for free this year.  I was going to wait before starting on them, but I couldn't  lol.  Here's what I have so far.

January

                                                                         February

The appliques are from scraps in my stash... the background is fabric left from the background I used for the A to Z for Ewe and Me quilt.